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Africa IP highlights 2023: Trade marks

The IPKat

Stephen further stated that he was in the process of registering the word for advertising and media business with the aim of providing marketing, branding, and related services, there was a lot of interest in the possibility of registering such a term. The said trademark was subsequently expunged from the register for non- use.

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Understanding Freedom to Operate (FTO) Concerning IP & Patents

Kashishipr

FTO is a pretty simple and straightforward concept, which implies that at a given point in time, no Intellectual Property (IP) from any third party is infringed upon a given product or service in a given market or geography. Without any doubt, stepping into patent litigation can be uncertain, full of risks, and expensive.

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Spicy IP Weekly Review (December 11 to December 17)

SpicyIP

Dialmytrip Tech Private Limited Highlighting the role of behavioral science in trademark litigations, Mathews argues that the terms “make” and “dial” invoke different emotions and thus do not cause confusion. Call for Submissions: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol.

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WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

LexBlog IP

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” provid[es] an estimate of the fair market value of goods and services provided by religious organizations, and.

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Nigeria Trademark Protection with Omolara Kayode

LexBlog IP

Advertisement: This stage involves the publication of the application in a Trademark Journal. After the Journal is released by the trademark registry, interested parties have a period of 2 months within which to signify interest to oppose the registration of the mark by filing a notice of opposition.

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Nigeria Trademark Protection with Omalara Kayode

LexBlog IP

Advertisement: This stage involves the publication of the application in a Trademark Journal. After the Journal is released by the trademark registry, interested parties have a period of 2 months within which to signify interest to oppose the registration of the mark by filing a notice of opposition.